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Ideal for fans of heroic fantasy and dark epic tales, particularly those who appreciate complex heroes and immersive worlds.
A brand-new edition of the second novel in fantasy legend David Gemmell's classic Jon Shannow series
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'THE HARD-BITTEN CHAMPION OF BRITISH HEROIC FANTASY' - Joe Abercrombie
'HEROISM AND HEARTBREAK . . . GEMMELL IS ADRENALINE WITH SOUL' - Brent Weeks
The tyrannical rule of the Deacon and his Jerusalem Riders has unleashed upon the world a sea of bigotry and hatred, where Unbelievers and Mutants are massacred in the name of God and Peace. The long-vanished Jerusalem Man is now considered a saint of the new order. To speak ill of his memory is heresy.
But when the church in Pilgrim's Valley is burnt to the ground and its congregation is slaughtered, a rider appears and hunts down the killers. And word spreads - the Jerusalem Man is back!
Hunted and alone, Jon Shannow must battle the forces of the Deacon - and face a terrible enemy from another universe, a dark god who feeds on the souls of worlds.
Novels by David Gemmell
The Drenai series
- Legend
- The King Beyond the Gate
- Waylander
- Quest For Lost Heroes
- Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
- The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
Jon Shannow series
- Wolf in Shadow
- The Last Guardian
- Bloodstone
Stones of Power
- Ghost King
- Last Sword of Power
Hawk Queen series
- Ironhand's Daughter
- The Hawk Eternal
Ancient Greece novels
- Lion of Macedon
- Dark Prince
Other novels
- Knights of Dark Renown
- Morningstar
Series: Jon Shannow Novel
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Joe Abercrombie calls Gemmell 'the hard-bitten champion of British heroic fantasy.' Starburst praises it as 'an enduring and compulsive epic' by a writer who 'writes better fantasy.'
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780356503998
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 October 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orbit
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 336
About the Author
David Gemmell's first novel, Legend, was published in 1984, beginning his acclaimed Drenai saga. Gemmell was widely regarded as Britain's king of heroic fantasy. He died in July 2006.
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